Tile-making machine



W. R. SNYDER TILE MAKING MACHINE Filed April 4. 3 7 Sheets-Sheet l oct- 27 1925 R. SNYDER I TILE MAKING MACHINE Filed April 4. 23

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w. 'R.\ SNYDER 1 1m MAKING MACHINE Filed April 4. 1 23 7 Sheets-Shoot 7 JJ .Slgdr Patented Get. 27, 1925.-

WILLIAM R. swe en, or mimibeieiim, :nn-NsYLVAniA.

TIL AKING? maxim.

. A licant ;fileaniimf, 1923. .Sriifilo. $9,784.

To auto/tom it my canoe-1% I g Be'it knon'nthnt I, Wmm'mr R. SNYDER, a Citizen ofthe United States, residing at Pliilade'lphi'min the county of Philiitlelphiti and State of Pennsylvania, have inventednew and n's eitil Improvements in a Tile? .M iking Mainline, of which the following i s 'specificati'oni My invention relates to new and useful improvements 1n" tlle making inaohine,

which is pz i'tienliirly adapted for use iii ll'iiikingroo fin'g'" t les; and has for its p'i'r minobject togene'r'atlly improve and sunplify' the structure of such devices.

Another 'ohjec't of the invention is to con: strnct ti device of this 'charaldter' tihicli 2il' thong-h Inann'zill'y' operated Will he semi-ail terial to the slickecl tile in any desired (ltta'ntityi i r A still further object or the invention is to so' Construct the mee'liinfe' that the parts will be mtei-chan 'eeblemakin 1t possible Yi ith these ends in View; this invention consists n] thedetmls of construction encl' con1h1nat10n"0f element's heiiemat'ter set forth and then specifically cle'signa'teclby the claims;

Inorder that those skilled in the art to which thisinvention zippe1'tei1is,-111ey under stand how to make end use thesani'e, I

will describe its construction in detail. re-

ferring by numerals to the accom anying drawings forming a part or" this ap p'li'cm' tion, in which Fig. 1, 1s a sicleelevationof a ina f ii embodyingimprovements. portions; thereof being broken away a ncl' shown n section to illustrate details of construction. Fig. 2. is an end view thereof: v Fig. 3, isai perspective VieW:0f the mechine with the pallet removed and portions broken away to illustrate the Construction. Fig. 4, is an enlargedfragmentary secti'oii'a'l elevation of the frame, pallet and supper-ting elements" or Coinponent par-t znnl' showing the relation 0'11 the slicker thereto, takenon appi-foximetely the line H'oiiFiglr f Fig; 5, is at siihilur View at approximately the line Fig. 1 1

Itig. 6, is a plan View on'ii recliicecl scale of the fi'irne. g v Fig. "7-, is :ztii-yenltirge cl fragmentary Vettie-a1 sectional View th'r'oti'gli the nia chine p-1 e t Fig. 8, is an enlargetl broken outer fzice view ofdne of the side; plates. r F 9;'is"a-I)"ers15eotive View on a recliieecl soile' ofs eicl sitleplate. 7 V, H Fig. 10; is a fra gnientziry' broken de tiiil seb'tional iew of the machine hopper 'and the" slieker. H

Fig 11'; is a fade View of on'eot'tlie e'cc'entrit' operatin le't ers. I In carrying fut invention ashere enibocliclQQ 'z1'ncl8 represent the legs or stan da'rcls of the lniicliiiie tb-wv'liieh tire secured the ends of the fi'iilii 4, shown in Fig. 6, by ineans of holts'dr their equivalent pass-1 ing through .holes 5 in the name and serewe dinto-"the legs orstanclgtrcls. Arolincl this frame are rnio vably aiid 'atljnstably; set the side p'ltte s 6 (Figs. 8 iiii'cl.9) said plates imingrdlerum knnokls 7 for regist'rzition with the fulcrum soCketsS in the' top {went the time? C entrilly 2i1'r2i1 iged of these plates'i-reclepentliiigernis 9. which when 'tlieplzites 6 maiden into, place will entefthe slotslO in'tlie frame '41 we these' depending drmshaVing offset sholilde rs" 11 by which the movement of the ar rris' and therefore their Ies'fpective plates zri e .re gn lz'tlttl I'iiiiis of set erewsiie passing through the 110135 113 iii the mine-ad acent the slots1O;saitlsci'ews hein hel'cl in their adjusted posi-tionsby look" Iiitts 14 of? the'in eqtiivllent. At, the lower ends of: the cl} ending arms 9"ar'e'tlie'lligs Qtprdjections 15 Whieh hold the' inns in eiiga 'eifient ivith the bakes-16. Ths bar's 16 'h'ave elliptical or elongated o ening-e17 thi'dngh ,ivlllCliitllEj lotv'ei encl's'of the firins' with the. 15 pass when the 'pltites" 16 are int ginn'en't witli the bars sinee the longer Eliameter" of the holes 17 lie longitudinally of the bars.

The inner ends of thehbztis l6. tire pita. oted to the fnlor'liin leyers" b'y rneanjs ot" trnnnio'ns at their inner: er'idswhioh register" with tlieholesiQ'ih the lei ei's l -the letterbeing pivoted or journalled upon the peg 20 carried by the cross piece 20 of the frame 4. By first setting the knuckles 7 of the plates 6 in the sockets 8 with said plates in a tilted position and then throwing the eccentric lever 18 in the proper direction the two oppositely disposed side plates which are connected with the same eccentric lever by means of their respective bars 16 will be simultaneously moved so that the legs 9 thereof are thrown outward until the shoulders 11 engage the set screws 12 which will have then moved the side plates to upright positions thus practically forming a box in which the pallet, to be later described, is housed. These plates 6 may be of various or any desirable shapes those at the sides preferably having a straight upper edge while those at the ends are shaped to corre spond with the slicker which is adapted to pass over the end plates in its operations as will be later described. 4

To these plates 6 are secured the face plates 21 by means of suitable securing devices 22 such as bolts and nuts and these face plates may be adjusted relative to the plates 6 and held in their different adjusted positions by means of suitable set screws 23 which are threaded through the plates 6 and impinge against-the inner faces of the face plates 21. If found desirable these face plates 21 may be shaped to correspond to the slicker in use so that one set of plates 6 could be utilized while any number of face plates could be interchangeably fastened thereon.

At each end of the frame 4 is a demountable pallet support 24 which must be shaped to correspond to the particular pallet being used and these rest upon the upper face of the frame 4 with portions setting in the notches 25 to properly position them and prevent accidental displacement.

On these supports rests a pallet 26 and which is held in place laterally and endwise by means of the plates 6 and their respec tive face plates 21.

To the legs or standards 2 are fastened the adjustable guides 27 by means of bolts 28 or their equivalent which pass through the side portions of the legs or standards and through elongated holes or slots 29 in the guide the latter being held in its verti cal adjustment by means of set screws 30 and in their lateral adjustments by means of set screws 31. These guides have guideways 32 in which run the guide shoes 33 of the slides 34, said slides supporting a shaft 35 at their rear ends and said shaft is revoluble by means of a crank handle 36 attached at one endf Each of the slides 34 has a shelf or ledge 37 on which is sidably mounted the ends of the slicker 38, said slicker being adjustable for wear by means of'set screws 39 andthis slicker carries cleats 40 forming guideways which also act as attaching means in conjunction with the beads 41 for connect ing the slicker to the material holding box 42 which is also journalled upon the shaft 35.

At each end of the slicker is a hanger 43 to which is pivoted in any suitable manner one end of a connecting rod 44 the other end of said rod being connected to a hanger 45 fixed to the shaft 35 so that when the crank handle 36 is moved the slicker will be reciprocated. Vhen the slicker is to the rear of the box so that the lower end of the latter is is open the slots or spaces between the upper ends of the face plates and the lower edge of said box are closed by the slicker arms 46, as plainly shown in Fig. 10.

The material box 42 carries a hopper 47 by which the material for forming the tiles may be fed into the box and the doorway forming the communication between the hopper and box is normally closed by a door or slide 48, Fig. 7, which may be actuated from the outside in any suitable manner. In the box is a plunger 49 actuated by a toggle lever 50 or its equivalent, the tixed ends of which are secured to brackets 51 on the floor of a building or its equivalent, it being understood that the machine is supported on a bench as represented by the numeral 52 in Fig. 2, or its equivalent. This arrangement permits the plunger 48 to be forced downward by the operator during the time the box is being moved forward which latter movement is accomplished by the operator gripping the handle 53 secured to the slides 34.

The material hopper 47 is preferably arranged at the back of the box while at the front thereof is located a container 54 for coloring matter having a corrugated feed roll 55 therein and mounted on a shaft 56 journalled in the side of the container. The revolving of the feed roll in the direction of the arrow shown thereon in Fig. 7 will cause the coloring matter to be fed from the container-and permitted to drop down on the unfinished tile as the box 42 is moved thereover. The amount of coloring matter to be fed by the roll may be regulated by the resilient regulating plate 57 having its lower end fixed within the container 54 be low the feed roll while its upper end is ad justable by means of screws 58 which if threaded inward will increase the space be tween the regulating plate 57 and the feed roll thereby increasing the supply of coloring matter, whereas if said screws are backed outward the opposite action takes place and the supply will be decreased.

In order to revolve the feed roll 55 I mount a pulley 59 on one end of the shaft 56 and over this runs a belt 60 which runs over another pulley 61. mounted. OI i Shaft at the outer free end of the supporting arm 62 which is inwable about the same center as the shaft 56' and said supporting arm is actuated by a lever 63 Connected with the" pulley 61 so as to revolve therewith is a sprocket wheel e l-adapted to em gage the chain held in the trough 66 which is supported by the brackets 67. This sprocket '64 will only engagethe chain '65 when the lever has been properly ma-- nipulated ahd the inaterial box '42 moved forward a sniiicient distan'ceto' bring the spiiockeewlieel 641d i1e'ctly over the chain.

In order to raise the box andi slicker slightly during one of the operations,- I have showir a lever '68 pivoted as at69 to the container for thecolorin g matter which with the box 42- for rns' a -'carriage, said lever also being pivoted intermediateits ends as at torears-br t'heir equivalent carried by the handle 58+ the handle 53 and simultaneously forcing the plunger 4'9 downward tjhrough themedium of the toggle lever 53 the n'iaterial -in the box 42 will be forced onto the pallet 26 supported by the members 24 mounted on the frame 4 and theniaterial being forced ontothe pallet will be spread out of shape by the slicker following directly behind the lower open-end of the box 42. As soon the carriage has been drawn, forward the entire distance of the pallet the crank handle 36 actuated to rotate the shaft 35 and cause it to move the slicker forward a distance equal to the width of the open.

end of the box 42 thus shaping the last and relatively small part of the tile and at the same time closing the box 42 to prevent any more of the material dropping onto the pallet during the rearward movement of the carriage.

hen ready to move the carriage backward the operating lever 63 is actuated to bring the sprocket wheel 64 into mesh with the chain 65 then during the backward movement of the carriage which slicks or smooths the face of the tile'the coloring matter will be fed from the container 54 to the smooth slicked surface of the tile. Next the sprocket wheel 64 is raised so that the coloring matter will be no longer fed to the tile and the outer free end of the lever 68 is grasped and forced downward so as to raise the carriage which action, it

will be seen by reference to Fig. 5, will" lift the slicker through the medium of the beads 41 and the cleats 40 so to disengage the slicker from the tile and while the car' nag-e isg in this condition it is again drawn ferward and then the lever 68 released so that the slicker will rest upon a colored sin-race of the: tile after which the carriage is again movedrea'rn' ardly so as to give the fin iingslieking action. Preparatory to forming" the next tile the crankhandle 36 is inti v'd to its normal position which will withdraw tlli'esliclier fronrbeneath the box 42 to permit the outflow of material.

Of course I do not wish to'be limited to the exact details of construction 'asherein shown as these may be varied within the limits of theappended claims without departing from theispir-it lof my invention;

Having thus fully 'd'escnibed my invention, whatI claim as new and.useful is: 1 In a' 'deVice ofthe character stated, the combination of a frame having notches; in its inner: edges and recesses; inits upper face; side plates having knuekles for registnation with the recesses ftoremovably and h'inge-d ly'mount the side plates on thefr-alne, arms depending from saicl;.plates, eccentric levers supported by the frame, and bars pivoted to the. eccentric-levers and detachably connected} with the lower ends of the plate arms whereby said plates may be swung upon their knuckle joints. I I

2,; In adevic-eof the character stated, the combination of a frame having notches in its innen edges and recesses in its upper face, side plates haying knncklesfor regis-i tration with the recesses to reinovably and hingedly mount the side plates on the frame, arms depending from said plate/s,- eccentric leyers su i3portedby frame, bars. pivoted to theee'eah-ic levers and detachably connected with the lowjer ends of; the plate ar 'ns iifhereby said plates may swung upon their kiiuckle jeints, each of said arms having an offset shoulder and set screws carried by the frame for coaction with said shoulders to regulate or limit the inward movement of the plates.

tachably mounted on said frame, a pallet removably seated on said supporting means, side plates removably and adjustably mountits ed on the frame, means also supported by the tachably mounted on said frame, apallet rcniovably seated on said supporting means, side plates removably and adjustably mounted on the frame, means also supported by the frame to force said plates toward the pallet, face plates adjustably secured to said side plates, a carriage movable over the pallet, said carriage including a box adapted to hold material for making a tile, a manually operated plunger in said box for forcing the material therefrom, a hopper commun cating with the box, means for closing the COlIllIlUIllCtrtlOll between the two, a slicker normally lying to the rear of the box and adapted to travel therewith, and means to actuate said slicker independent of the box for slickingthat portion of atile in the course of formation which is directly beneath the box and for temporarily closing the lower end of said box. 5. In a tile making machine, the combination of legs or standards, a frame fixed to said standards, pallet supporting means de tachably mounted on said frame, a pallet re movably seated on said Supporting means,

side plates removably and adjustably mount-- ed on the frame, means also supported by the frame to force said plates toward the pallet, face plates adjustably secured to said side plates, a carriage movable over the pallet, said carriage including a box adapted to hold material for making a tile, a manually operated plunger in said box for forcing the material therefrom, a hopper communieating with the box, means for closing the communication between the two, a slicker normally lying to the rear of the box and adapted to travel therewith, means to actuate said slicker independent of the box for slicking that portion of a tile in the course of formation which is directly beneath the box and for temporarily closing the lower end of said box, a container for coloring material also forming a part of the carriage,

in operative condition during the movement of the carriage in one direction, and means for lifting said carriage and slicker therewith in order to pass the latter over the tile in the course of manufacture without engaging it.

6. In a device of the character stated, the combination of standards, pallet supporting means connected with said standards, a pal let on said supporting means, guides adjust-ably connected to the standards, slides mounted on said guides, a slicker slidably mounted upon said slides and adapted to be moved across the pallet when the slides are actuated, a shaft journalled in said slides, means for rotating said shaft, means for transmitting motion from said shaft to the slicker whereby the latter may be moved along the slides relative thereto, and a carriage journalled on said shaft whereby said carriage may be manually tilted to move it away from the pallet, and means for connecting the carriage and slicker so that the latter may be moved with the carriage or independently thereof. r

7. In a device of the character stated, a pallet, a carriage movable over said pallet and including a holder for material from which a tile is to be made, and a container for coloring material, a feed roll in the container, and means for regulating the amount of material to be fed by said roll, said means comprising a resilient plate having its lower end fixed at a point below the feed roll and projecting upward past said roll in proximity thereto, and means for moving said plate to differentpositions to vary the space between it and the feed roll.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

IVILLIAM R. SNYDER. 

